Stalled

Stalled, in my personal opinion, is actually a good comedy/horror, something that works even for girls, even for the stomach weak people, because it doesn't rely that much on gore. Of course, it has its parts, but mostly it tries to be constructive, as much as it can, especially considering the plot and somehow I think it succeed.

We all know that a janitor is trapped in a women's restroom, so if you lower your expectations a little, especially from those 2 bad reviews that are here, I think you might just laugh a little at this one. I watched it become more interesting, more humorous and smarter, therefore I do recommend such a movie. You want a real crapper, then watch "Zombie ass: toilette of the dead", you wanna have some innocent fun to pass the time, sure, give "Stallet" a try. I'm telling you, if you are a horror fan that likes to put one eye on the cross with comedy from time to time, this one will do the trick. A nice add-on to the gender.

Other horror comedies I would recommend: Dead Snow; Night of the living dorks; One eyed monster; Grabbers.

Bathrooms... our most vulnerable state. Stalled's premise is clever however, it failed to take off.

The very first minute will let you know that this is an incredibly low-budget. The lighting is awful, the sound is poorly executed, and the crew seems to have forgotten tripods exist. The lighting changes so often and the shaky camera made this movie very hard to watch.

As for the plot, Stalled can hardly be labeled as a zombie film. 1/4 of the movie is zombie survival while the other 3/4 is filled with Dan Palmer's back-story/revelations and crude jokes. Speaking of jokes, I guess you can label Stalled as a Horror-comedy. It is mainly toilet humor (both figuratively and literally) but it does have a few jokes (pop-culture references) where you may smile or chuckle however, it is not enough to save it.

Honestly, Stalled has no redeeming qualities. If, for some reason, you are interested in low budget, "indie" film with zombies, I do not recommend Stalled.

The premise is stupid on paper, cleaner stuck in toilet during an apocalypse, using items like door hooks and toilet seats to fight off creatures who want to turn him into a snack at the Christmas buffet. And do you know what? We at the #UndeadSymphony actually quite enjoyed this one...

Is it Citizen Kane? No, but in truth, does this little Rosebud pretend to be? It knows it's limitations, it knows what it can and can't do and does it's best with it. The main character is unlikeable and selfish, but in a way that makes you chuckle (see the scene with fingers and catapults). Some scenes which are cliché are surprisingly tense and although you don't really see the supporting actress (bar a cartoon on a cubicle door), the hints of romance are enough to make you feel genuinely for her. The gore is good, the slapstick is funny and the acting is good and brings you into the story.

Is this Citizen Kane? No, think more Phonebooth with Colin Farrell... in a toilet... with Zombies.

Very watchable, give it a crack.

A janitor (Dan Palmer) gets trapped in a women's restroom and encounters an all-out attack by a horde of zombies.

Clearly the people who made this have talent, had an idea, had a good cast and crew and had a sense of humor. But it just never really took off. There are some scenes that are pretty awesome, but the vast bulk of the time is drawn out (I could not care less about the relationship between WC and the girl in the other stall).

Unfortunately, another issue was the strong British accents. I cannot hold this against them -- or at least I should not -- but many of the talking parts were completely lost on me. These were some thick accents.

Plot

A janitor gets trapped in a women's restroom and encounters an all-out attack by a horde of zombies.

Cast

Unfamiliar with anyone involved

Verdict

I don't know why but I was quite excited after reading the premise many years ago when it got added to my watchlist. It must be 6-7 years since that day and I've only just got round to it.

Now I'm a big zombie fan, without question it's my favorite sub-genre and I think zombies and comedy have a history of going hand in hand very well so my expectations were quite high going in.

The first thing I noticed was how good some of the writing was. Slightly marred by some oddly crass stuff a lot of the dialogue is surprisingly good, quite deep in fact in a couple of places and I didn't expect that.

The humor? Some stuff really hit the mark and was laugh out loud.

Our leading man, solid.

The zombies, passable.

The execution, better than you'd assume.

Sure it's on a very limited budget but it disguises this well and delivers an oddly enjoyable zombie comedy jaunt.

Rants

Me and the missus always have a show ongoing, something to binge and we've just started The Walking Dead. I was so excited initially when it came out but then bailed at the end of Season 2 as to me it wasn't the zombie epic I expected and simply a soap opera with zombies. I'm hoping I was wrong, I'm hoping this second chance and subsequent 9 seasons beyond what I've seen improve.

Zombies are great, Stalled demonstrates that but as Walking Dead has so far demonstrated they can also be a terrible bore.

Breakdown

Unique setting Great writing Well made Needlessly crass in places.